Which of the following statements is true?
A. Deception has never been used in psychological research.
B. Although deception has been used in the past, it has been banned by the American Psychological Association.
C. In recent decades, there has been a steady increase in the use of deception in psychological research.
D. The American Psychological Association has stated that deception is acceptable only if the study's value justifies it and alternatives are not available.
Answer: D
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In a study by Bowers and colleagues (1990), participants were shown three words and were asked to generate a fourth word consistent with the series. These researchers found that participants:
A) could not distinguish series that were solvable from those that were not above chance levels. B) exhibited a strong bias to report that series were solvable. C) exhibited a strong bias to report that series were unsolvable. D) could classify series as solvable or unsolvable, even if they could not solve them.
When multiple groups of individuals who differ in age are tested in the same study, the researcher is using:
a. a longitudinal research design b. a cross-sectional research design c. a multifactorial research design d. a habituation research design
Above all, Cattell believed that psychology should:
a. concentrate on pure research b. merge with biology c. furnish practical knowledge d. follow the model of structuralism and ignore evolutionary theory
Which of the following is true of meta-theories?
a. They are rooted in classical theories. b. They are broad in scope. c. They are the most widely accepted theories today. d. They have very specific focuses.